"The amount of pee pee and poo poo varies directly with number of people ... and it does not vary based on your sales tax collection.” — Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, on a bill to divert more sales taxes to cities for infrastructure

Rep. Ken Morgan(Photo: Special to the Clarion Ledger)

"They furnish on airplanes burp bags in case people get sick. Will they be furnishing burp bags on these vessels?" — Rep. Ken Morgan, R-Morgantown, on a bill to allow some large boats to sell alcohol to passengers

"Would you not agree, the state of Mississippi has wet counties, dry counties and moist counties?" — Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, on a series of bills lifting restrictions on alcohol sales

Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory(Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

"Mr. Chairman, I've never heard of Sonny Meredith being called a legend. Maybe he got that title after he passed on? But I see here we're only giving him 2 miles. Maybe 2 miles is sufficient for a dead House member?" — Bryan, D-Amory, on a bill to name part of a highway the "Sonny Meredith The Legend Highway."

Rep. Gary Chism(Photo: Special to The Clarion-Ledger)

"Like Henry VIII said to his fourth wife: This ain't going to take long. If you don't have insurance, you ain't gonna get a tag." — Rep. Gary Chism, R-Columbus, giving a brief explanation of a mandatory auto insurance bill

House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton(Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

"Did you get a hair cut? ... I hope they don't charge you full price." — House Speaker Philip Gunn, to Chism (who doesn't have a lot of hair).

Jeff Smith(Photo: Rogelio V. Solis, AP)

"I've known him since we were 16 ... When he got about 40, his hair started turning gray, and he used to say, 'better to turn gray than turn loose.' Since then, it's turned loose a lot." -- House Ways and Means Chairman Jeff Smith, following up on Chism's hair.

Emily Wagster Pettus with The Associated Press contributed to this report.